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Chongmin Wang

Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
ORCID
ORCID logo 0000-0003-3327-0958

Projects

Nanolayered, Self-healing Radiation Shielding Foils

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Theva Thevuthasan
Recent discovery and research indicate that materials can be hardened against radiation damage by building nanolayered structures with an optimized layer thickness to increase point defect…

Electron energy loss in radiation detection materials

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Bret Cannon
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The proposed project will develop the capability at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to measure processes by which high energy electrons lose energy in solids and how that lost energy is…

Exploring the Radiation Damage Resistance of Nanoscale Interfaces

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Richard Kurtz
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of this research is to rigorously test the hypothesis that internal interfaces can be manipulated at the nanoscale to enhance recombination of radiation-produced defects to dramatically…

Deposition of Metal-Doped Oxides for Spintronic Applications

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Tiffany Kaspar
Project type
Exploratory Research
For spintronic devices such as spin-FETs, efficient injection of spin-polarized electrons into a semiconductor material is necessary. For devices compatible with current semiconductor technology,…

Mechanistic understanding of zeolite deactivation pathways

Lead Institution
Caterpillar, Inc.
Principal Investigator
Joshua Ratts
Project type
Exploratory Research
Three zeolite powders (Fe-MFI, Cu-MFI, and Fe-BEA) commonly used in SCR NOx reduction will be hydrothermally aged in air using a variety of temperatures, aging times and water concentrations in a…

Characterization of the bio-oil hydrotreating catalysts

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mark Engelhard
PNNL is working on an EERE international collaboration project to exchange scientific and technical information on biomass feedstock production and conversion to biofuels with China and additionally…

Zinc oxide: a material for efficient light emission

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Matthew Mccluskey
Project type
Exploratory Research
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a semiconductor that has attracted resurgent interest as an electronic material for a range of applications. A wide-bandgap semiconductor, ZnO emits light in the blue-to-UV region…

Material Interface Optimization in ETA-Photovoltaics

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Timothy Droubay
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project aims to provide a fundamental scientific foundation to understand the charge transport in novel oxide-based solar cells, and to tailor the transport by doping and/or interface…

JCESR - In Situ and Ex Situ Studies of Energy Storage Materials

Lead Institution
University of Liverpool
Principal Investigator
Nigel Browning
Innovation of energy storage technology depends critically on the fundamental understanding of the operating mechanism and dynamic interaction across different components in the storage unit. With…

catalyst & support characterization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Robert Disselkamp
Determine BET specific surface area, as well as chemisorption-analyzed specific areas of catalysts. SEM and/or TEM imaging of catalysts will also be performed. Collect infrared/optical/UV/x-ray…

Kinetic Study of Heterogeneous Reaction of Soot with Reactive Oxidants

Lead Institution
Stanford University
Principal Investigator
Hai Wang
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Heterogeneous reactions occurring between aerosol particles and reactive gaseous species in the atmosphere have significant impacts on atmospheric composition and chemistry, global radiative forcing,…

ETA-Photovoltaics materials Interface optimization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Timothy Droubay
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
We will provide a fundamental scientific foundation to understand the charge transport in novel oxide-based solar cells, and to tailor the transport by doping and/or interface modification of the…

Microbiological, Geochemical and Hydrologic Processes Controlling Uranium Mobility: An
Integrated Field-Scale Subsurface Research Challenge Site at Rifle, Colorado

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ravi Kukkadapu
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The U.S. DOE faces the challenge of cleaning up and/or monitoring large, dilute plumes contaminated by metals, such as U, Tc and Cr, whose mobility and solubility change with redox status. At the…

In Situ TEM Studies on Na-Ion Storage in Hard Carbon

Lead Institution
Oregon State University
Principal Investigator
Xiulei Ji
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
We would like to petition to use the EMSL’s advanced in-situ experimental systems to study charge and mass transport phenomena, as well as solvent-interface interaction in amorphous carbon used as Na…